Yep that would be the correct setup in this instance.
Dennis Burgess, Mikrotik Certified Trainer Author of "Learn RouterOS- Second Edition" Link Technologies, Inc -- Mikrotik & WISP Support Services Office: 314-735-0270 Website: http://www.linktechs.net Create Wireless Coverage's with www.towercoverage.com -----Original Message----- From: mikrotik-users-boun...@wispa.org <mikrotik-users-boun...@wispa.org> On Behalf Of Nick Bright via Mikrotik-users Sent: Friday, December 21, 2018 12:56 PM To: Mikrotik Users <mikrotik-users@wispa.org> Subject: Re: [Mikrotik Users] Bonding for availability Thanks all, I will look at doing this with OSPF. On 12/21/2018 11:43 AM, Robert Nickerson wrote: > We use OSPF for a setup of this type. It seems to work well. > > Thx > > RAN > > On 12/20/2018 3:43 PM, Nick Bright via Mikrotik-users wrote: >> Greetings, >> >> I'm looking at a configuration to set up bonding between two Mikrotik >> routers (CCR1009 and RB2011), using two separate wireless links >> between them (external radios). >> >> I am concerned about one of the links having an issue where it stays >> linked, but stops passing traffic. >> >> Which bonding driver would be best suited to providing maximum >> availability? Bonded capacity is not required, but the links aren't >> the same speed; so I'd want to prefer the faster link if >> non-aggregated capacity is required. >> >> It seems like any method which only supports MII monitoring is out, >> because the MII link wouldn't drop (it's Ethernet to the radio); >> which rules out 802.11ad, active-backup, and balance-tlb. >> >> broadcast seems like it would be limited to the slower link, rather >> than the faster link. >> >> balance-rr states that it requires equal bandwidth links. >> >> This appears to only leave balance-xor and balance-alb. It seems like >> balance-alb is most likely the best choice. >> >> I am also unclear on how the ARP availability mechanism judges a port >> to be available. I think that I would want to assign a unique probing >> address to each port on each end of each router, and have those IP >> addresses (one per port) set in the arp-ip-targets list? This should >> allow the router to know which specific ports work, and which don't? >> >> Thanks, >> -- ----------------------------------------------- - Nick Bright - - Vice President of Technology - - Valnet -=- We Connect You -=- - - Tel 888-332-1616 x 315 / Fax 620-331-0789 - - Web http://www.valnet.net/ - ----------------------------------------------- - Are your files safe? - - Valnet Vault - Secure Cloud Backup - - More information & 30 day free trial at - - http://www.valnet.net/services/valnet-vault - ----------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ Mikrotik-users mailing list Mikrotik-users@wispa.org http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/mikrotik-users _______________________________________________ Mikrotik-users mailing list Mikrotik-users@wispa.org http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/mikrotik-users
